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Ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on the President’s Authority Under IEEPA to Impose Tariffs

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A Progressive Industrial Policy for the Global South: A Latin American Perspective

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An Alliance For Open Trade: How To Counter Trump’s Tariffs

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Which Country Should Design U.S. Industrial Policy?

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Blogs

Contributors provide unique perspectives on critical trade issues. Author’s views are their own, and do not reflect the views of WITA, its Board or its staff.

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RCEP Forms the World’s Largest Trading Bloc. What Does This Mean for Global Trade?

Tobias Sytsma | Rand Corporation | 12/09/2020

Last month, fifteen nations signed a free trade agreement of economic and political significance. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was eight years in the making and includes the 10…

Australia
China
Japan
New Zealand
South Korea
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
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President Biden Must Restore American Trade Leadership

Simon Lester | Real Clear Policy | 12/09/2020

In January, President Joe Biden will inherit a trade policy t...

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China
Economic Reform
Global Markets
Globalization
International Trade
Multilateral trading system
Trade Cooperation
Transatlantic Cooperation
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First Steps for the Biden Administration on the Global Trade Regime

Wendy Cutler | East Asia Forum | 12/07/2020

As the incoming Biden administration considers the...

Apellate Body
Australia
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Canada
China
China-US Agreement
Digital Trade
Director General
Dispute Settlement Body
EU
Japan
Selection of WTO Director-General
United States
USTR
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WTO

WTO Government Procurement — Proposed Action by the United States to Modify Obligations of the Central Government on Medicines and Medical Goods Contained in Annex 1

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 12/07/2020

Agreement on Government Procurement
Biden
China
Coronavirus
COVID-19
India
Medical Supplies
Supply Chains
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
Trump
United States
USTR
World Trade Organization
WTO
WTO Members

DHS Issues Detention Order on Cotton Products Made by Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Using Prison Labor

Department of Homeland Security | 12/02/2020

China
Forced Labor

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission 2020 Annual Report — Recommendations to the U.S. Congress

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 12/02/2020

China
Coronavirus
COVID-19
Medical Supplies
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
Trade Policy
U.S. Policy
United States
USTR
WTO

What Will the Biden Administration Mean for Southeast Asia?

Joshua Kurlantzick | World Politics Review | 11/30/2020

Although President Donald Trump has not conced...

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Biden
China
Chinese Policy
Trade Policy
Trade War
U.S. Policy

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